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Jennifer Waxman Concludes the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival with the Top Spot in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby

by Elaine Wessel | 7/26/2015 8:44:23 PM

Jennifer Waxman and Falcon won the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival IV. (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 26, 2015 -It was a bittersweet ending in the hunter ring at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Sunday as the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, the younger brother class of Saturday's USHJA International Derby, wrapped up the four-week series for many Traverse City competitors. For Jennifer Waxman and her own Falcon, out of Chagrin...

Sydney Shulman and Venice Victorious in $50,000 Rood and Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 7/25/2015 11:14:42 PM

Sydney Shulman and Venice (Phelps Media) Lexington, KY - July 25, 2015 - Saturday night at the Kentucky Horse Park ushered in hundreds of spectators for Hats Off Day and one of Sydney Shulman's biggest career grand prix wins. The 20-year-old and her mount Venice bested a field of 36 horse-and-rider combinations to win the $50,000 Rood and Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. "I've had a really good couple of weeks," Shulman said. "I won the Ox Ridge [Hunt Club]...

U.S. Jumping Team Starts Strong at 2015 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 7/21/2015 7:16:35 PM

Caledon, Ont. – The final equestrian competition of the 2015 Pan American Games got underway this afternoon with jumping’s first individual qualifier. The U.S. Jumping Team of Georgina Bloomberg, Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, and McLain Ward got off to a solid start, posting four clear rounds. The U.S. was one of only two countries to have all four of their athletes post clear rounds, in addition to Canada. The U.S. will remain last to go in the order for Thursday’s Nations...

Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince Win Again! Take First in $50,000 Horze Equestrian Grand Prix

by HITS, Inc. | 7/21/2015 9:55:39 AM

(c) ESI Photography Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain Ward, clear a HITS Endurance jump in the $50,000 Horze Equestrian Grand Prix Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV. Saugerties, New York - July 21, 2015 - Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain Ward, claimed yet another victory at HITS-on-the-Hudson, taking first place in Sunday's $50,000 Horze Equestrian Grand Prix. The win follows their blue ribbon in Friday's $25,000 SmartPak...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Captures Team Gold in Germany

by USEF Communications Department | 7/18/2015 7:25:02 PM

Mannheim, Germany - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team was victorious today in the 100th Nations Cup of Germany, held at the Mannheim CSIO5* in Mannheim, Germany. The contest was exciting from start to finish as the talented all-female team of Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, Kirsten Coe, and Lucy Davis were able to stave off the best efforts of Belgium and Germany, which received Silver and Bronze medals, respectively. The course was extremely challenging on a hot summer day in Mannheim as...

Rebecca Hart Finishes European Tour With Three Top Finishes at CPEDI3* Hartpury Festival of Dressage

by Phelps Media Group | 7/15/2015 5:05:54 PM

Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani concluded their European Tour with the first, second and third place finishes during the Hartpury Festival of Dressage. Photo By: Kevin Sparrow Hartpury, England - July 15, 2015 - Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani continue to succeed on their whirlwind European tour, proving nothing will stand in their way on the road to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The duo gave it their all to finish third Friday in the Grade II Freestyle at the CPEDI3*...

U.S. Pan American Dressage Team Leads after Day One of Team Competition

by USEF Communications Department | 7/11/2015 7:21:33 PM

Caledon, Ont. – The U.S. Pan American Dressage Team took the lead today by a narrow margin over Canada in the first day of team competition at the 2015 Pan American Games. Ten teams entered the main arena at the Caledon Equestrian Park to perform the FEI Prix St. Georges test and FEI Grand Prix test before the ground jury of Elizabeth McMullen, Lilo Fore, Hans Christian Matthiesen, Maribel Alonso, and Stephen Clarke. Thirty-four competitors rode in the Prix St. Georges with the United...

Kelley Farmer Claims One-Two Finish in $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Summer in the Rockies V and Celebrates 55th Career Derby Win

by Cat Allen | 7/11/2015 1:10:42 AM

Kelley Farmer and Mindful Parker, CO - July 10, 2015 - The Colorado Horse Park's Summer in the Rockies V hosted a fantastic day of hunter competition Friday. The $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby saw twenty-four competitors compete over two rounds with a one-two finish for Kelley Farmer. The $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby took place with a victory for Paul Rohrbach. The $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby was held in the Derby Field, which included unique obstacles such as a...

Nick Dello Joio Wins $100,000 Woodlea Farms Adirondack Grand Prix at Lake Placid Horse Shows

by Marty Bauman | 7/10/2015 5:01:34 PM

Nick Dello Joio and Pistoya Lake Placid, New York - July 10, 2015 - Nick Dello Joio rode Pistoya to victory in the $100,000 Woodlea Farms Adirondack Grand Prix at the 46th annual Lake Placid Horse Shows, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. Dello Joio was one of 10 entries from the starting field of 20 to reach the jump-off by riding without penalty over the 16-jump, first-round course designed by Pierre Jolicoeur. After U.S. Olympic veteran Margie Engle started the jump-off with four faults on...

Olympian Lisa Jacquin Returns to Traverse City Winning $1,500 1.35m Open Jumpers With Chapel Z at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Kendall Bierer | 7/9/2015 10:18:16 PM

Lisa Jacquin and Chapel Z Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - Two-time Olympic Silver medalist Lisa Jacquin has been showing in Michigan for over two decades, racking up wins throughout the state. After taking a year away from the Flintfields Horse Park to recover from an injury, Jacquin returned to the venue to prove on the second day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival that she is back in top form, winning the $1,500 1.35m Open Jumper victory with Chapel Z. Jacquin has known Karin Flint,...